He was on #bitcoin-otc yesterday (I was so excited!) He said he took it down because he didn't want to endorse something purely for profit. He is still using bitcoin, though.

I think the main point to take away from this is that he considers his bitcoins "profit."

What is wrong with profiting from his comic strips? How could that possibly cause exploitation? What is wrong with profit? Is he some type of communist? Why would he open the black hole in the first place?

"We will not find a solution to political problems in cryptography, but we can win a major battle in the arms race and gain a new territory of freedom for several years.

Governments are good at cutting off the heads of a centrally controlled networks, but pure P2P networks are holding their own."

I think the main point to take away from this is that he considers his bitcoins "profit."

What is wrong with profiting from his comic strips? How could that possibly cause exploitation? What is wrong with profit? Is he some type of communist? Why would he open the black hole in the first place?

Your interpretation of edd's comment is very different from mine. I read it as, "He is thinking of his bitcoins as real money, not pretend internet money. That means there is a good chance he will accept them in trade in the future."

What is wrong with profiting from his comic strips? How could that possibly cause exploitation? What is wrong with profit? Is he some type of communist? Why would he open the black hole in the first place?

Perhaps Randall finds himself satisfied with the comics themselves and seeks no other reward. Perhaps he didn't want to make money off of his, albeit less then ostensible, endorsement of Bitcoin, considering that doing so might hurt his credibility. Perhaps, like Bill Waterson, he didn't want to exploit his creation and transmogrify it into another soulless Garfield.

What is wrong with profiting from his comic strips? How could that possibly cause exploitation? What is wrong with profit? Is he some type of communist? Why would he open the black hole in the first place?

Perhaps Randall finds himself satisfied with the comics themselves and seeks no other reward. Perhaps he didn't want to make money off of his, albeit less then ostensible, endorsement of Bitcoin, considering that doing so might hurt his credibility. Perhaps, like Bill Waterson, he didn't want to exploit his creation and transmogrify it into another soulless Garfield.

What is wrong with profiting from his comic strips? How could that possibly cause exploitation? What is wrong with profit? Is he some type of communist? Why would he open the black hole in the first place?

Perhaps Randall finds himself satisfied with the comics themselves and seeks no other reward. Perhaps he didn't want to make money off of his, albeit less then ostensible, endorsement of Bitcoin, considering that doing so might hurt his credibility. Perhaps, like Bill Waterson, he didn't want to exploit his creation and transmogrify it into another soulless Garfield.

good points all around. Yeah, too many zombie Garfields roaming the funny pages.

"We will not find a solution to political problems in cryptography, but we can win a major battle in the arms race and gain a new territory of freedom for several years.

Governments are good at cutting off the heads of a centrally controlled networks, but pure P2P networks are holding their own."

I think the main point to take away from this is that he considers his bitcoins "profit."

What is wrong with profiting from his comic strips? How could that possibly cause exploitation? What is wrong with profit? Is he some type of communist? Why would he open the black hole in the first place?

Your interpretation of edd's comment is very different from mine. I read it as, "He is thinking of his bitcoins as real money, not pretend internet money. That means there is a good chance he will accept them in trade in the future."

SunAvatar got my point. (I'm also hoping he'll spend them on some coffee so I can profit, as well.)